Mitchellville Elementary

Set in Mitchellville, Iowa, Mitchellville Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary campus, run under Southeast Polk Comm School District. It serves 255 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

Southeast Polk Comm School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,359 students. Mitchellville Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Mitchellville Elementary reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Polk County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mitchellville Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 76.5%; this one delivers 89.0%, a residual of +12.6 points.

In the broader community, Polk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,576 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mitchellville Elementary is one of 137 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students).

The closest other public school is Southeast Polk Middle School, roughly 4.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mitchellville Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 76.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mitchellville Elementary has grew 9%, going from 235 students in 2018 to 255 in 2025.

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